Ashland, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ASHLAND, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ashland has an annual average temperature of 57.5°F with about 45.3 inches of precipitation per year and 14.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.58 in) and February the driest (2.82 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,765
Cooling need
1,077

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Ashland's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
50
1900s
37
1910s
18
1920s
35
1940s
11
1950s
72
1960s
12
1970s
19
1980s
30
1990s
24
2000s
22
2010s
24
2020s
12

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 46.8°F 27.2°F 37.0°F 3.29 in 5.9 in 10
February 51.1°F 29.0°F 40.0°F 2.82 in 4.0 in 9
March 59.9°F 35.7°F 47.8°F 3.79 in 1.8 in 10
April 71.1°F 45.2°F 58.1°F 3.41 in 10
May 76.5°F 54.7°F 65.6°F 4.24 in 10
June 82.9°F 63.2°F 73.1°F 4.58 in 9
July 86.7°F 67.6°F 77.2°F 4.29 in 10
August 85.1°F 66.2°F 75.7°F 3.91 in 8
September 79.2°F 59.5°F 69.3°F 4.19 in 8
October 68.9°F 47.7°F 58.3°F 3.69 in 7
November 59.0°F 37.4°F 48.2°F 3.37 in 7
December 49.9°F 30.2°F 40.1°F 3.72 in 3.0 in 9

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